"Working for God, Country, and "Our Poor Mexicans
Catholic Women and Americanization at the San Antonio National Catholic Community House, 1919-1924
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11700214 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeanne Petit (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 5-33 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Ethnic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-5927 • E-ISSN: 1936-4695 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/jamerethnhist.34.3.0005 |
| OpenAlex | W1969766482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
The article discusses the role that the Women's Committee of the National Catholic War Council (and later the National Council of Catholic Women) played in establishing the community center known as National Catholic Community House in San Antonio, Texas from 1919 through 1924, with a particular focus on its efforts to Americanize Mexican immigrants within the city. The role that American Catholic women played in the Community House, including in regard to educator, administrator, and Executive Secretary of the NCCW Agnes Regan, is discussed
Americanization · Political science · Sociology · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Gender Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society · Religious studies · Religious Studies
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Good Neighbors and White Mexicans
Making America Home
Resistance and Accommodation in a Border Parish
Facing Jim Crow
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |